The present invention discloses a method of introducing a nutraceutical to
a beverage comprising treating a beverage with a primary sterilizing
agent, such as ozonation, filling a container with said beverage, adding
an amount of a nutraceutical and sealing said container. The present
invention allows for the production of a suitably sterile beverage without
a substantial loss in the activity, or change in the structure, of a
nutraceutical.